Background
Danforth, John Claggett was born on September 5, 1936 in St. Louis. Son of Donald and Dorothy (Claggett) Danforth.
(A former U.S. senator and ordained Episcopal priest exami...)
A former U.S. senator and ordained Episcopal priest examines the controversial intersection of faith and politics in America As a former three-term Republican U.S. senator from Missouri and an ordained Episcopal priest, John C. Danforth has watched the changes in his party and the church with growing alarm. After penning two op-eds for The New York Times criticizing the right for its focus on wedge issues—abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage, the Schiavo case, the public display of religion—that drive people apart, he speaks out again to call for a change. "The Republican Party has been taken over by something that it’s not," Danforth says. "People do not want a sectarian political party, including a lot of people who are traditional Republicans." In Faith and Politics, Danforth provides suggestions for moving toward a more secular Republican party that inspires trust in the people of the United States. Based on years of hard- won political experience and a life of religious service, he calls for Christians to look to the Bible and Christian teachings for ways in which they can practice their faith day to day and turn the country’s focus to a common ground once more. As a respected former senator, special envoy for peace in Sudan, priest, as an author, Senator Danforth is uniquely qualified to call for the change we so desperately need. He writes openly about his political life and ambition, humbly about his achievements, and above all with clarity and reason that both Republicans and Democrats hear all too little of.
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lawyer United States Senator from Missouri
Danforth, John Claggett was born on September 5, 1936 in St. Louis. Son of Donald and Dorothy (Claggett) Danforth.
Bachelor (honorary), Princeton University, 1958. Bachelor's Degree, Yale University, 1963. Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1963.
Master of Arts (honorary), Yale University. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lindenwood College, 1970. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Indiana Central University.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Drury College, 1970. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Maryville College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Rockhurst College.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Westminster College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Culver-Stockton College. Doctor of Laws (honorary), St. Louis University.
Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Lewis Clark College. HHD (honorary), William Jewell College. STD (honorary), Southwest Baptist College.
Degree (honorary), Virginia Theological Seminary, 1990. Degree (honorary), Holy Cross College, 1992. Degree (honorary), Harris Stowe College, 1992.
Degree (honorary), Washington University, 1995. Degree (honorary), University Missouri, 1995.
With firm Davis Polk Wardwell Sunderland & Kiendl, New York City, 1964-1966. Partner Bryan, Cave, McPheeters and McRoberts (now Bryan Cave LLP), St. Louis, 1966—1968, 1995—2004, since 2005. Attorney general State of Missouri, 1969-1976.
United States Senator from Missouri, 1976-1994. Special presidential envoy to Sudan The White House, Khartoum, 2001—2002. Permanent United States representative to United Nations United States Department State, New York City, 2004—2005.
Ordained deacon Episcopalian Church, 1963, priest, 1964. Assistant rector New York City, 1963-1966. Associate rector Clayton, Missouri, 1966-1968, Grace Church, Jefferson City, 1969.
Honorary associate St. Alban's Church, Washington, 1977-1994. Chairman Missouri Law Enforcement Assistance Council, 1973-1974. Assistant chaplain Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City.
Assistant rector Church of Epiphany in New York City, Church of St. Michael and St. George, Clayton, Missouri. Honorary canon Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis.
(A former U.S. senator and ordained Episcopal priest exami...)
Republican nominee United States Senate, 1970. Associate rector Church of the Holy Communion, University City, Missouri, since 1995. Member Missouri Academy Squires, Alpha Sigma Nu (honorary), board directors, Dow Chemical Company, since 1996, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, since 2000.
Married Sally B. Dobson, September 7, 1957. Children: Eleanor, Mary, Dorothy, Johanna, Thomas.